Vegetables

I have asked this as a question but I don’t know if everyone reads those so I’ve put it in a blog as well …

What can be used instead of slug pellets ?

I had a lovely row of carrots, two nice rows of Radishes, and a row of parsnips all coming up in a plot at the bottom of my garden.
Then we get one rainy day and there’s nothing left, except for about 4 radishes … all eaten away by
slugs :(

I did have some beetroots and sprouts but I don’t know if those have gone too. I didn’t look.

That is good to know, Darren. I have the same problem, Hywel. Barbara and I have been using slug pellets for our runner beans. The veg in the raised beds where we have the carrots, beetroot and lettuce don't seem to be effected the same, so we don't use any thing there. I would much rather use something other than slug pellets.

I don't know if you can get this in the UK, but I hope you can because it works, I used on my hosta garden - not a nibble. It's got a 5 star rating from Walmart if that means anything, lol. Not pellets but granules.

Soul destroying aren't they, I made some garlic spray for the hostas but I don't think it worked against big snails. Some people go out at night with the torch and pick them off, don't they but I think life's too short for that when you're ready for bed.

Hywel, the latest copy of the RHS magazine, 'The Garden' has a feature on Hostas and ways to deter slugs and snails. If your vegetable area is a small one perhaps the following info. may be of some use:

Hywel I've just bought Vitax Slug Gone Natural Wool Barrier Pellets, works a treat unless you have a dog, luckily you don't, it's keeping the slugs and snails away from my hosta's and petunia's, however Brynner and Harriet are attracted to it as it smells of sheep at first, the tubs and troughs have been replanted twice and now moved to the front...I won't be using it in the back garden, unless of course I do away with my furry friends. YES !!! I did threaten them, breaks down naturally into the soil, eco friendly and all that..
3.5L bag was £7.48 from Amazon not sure of the cost elsewhere but I thought that was quite reasonable...

Trying wool pellets at the moment on the Dahlia's, one night and they had been eaten to bits!!
Dawn we have been going out at night with a torch, amazing how many slugs we caught!!! alright if you're garden is small like ours!!!(✷‿✷) no good for you though.....
Raised beds would suit you Hywel, they seem to do the trick, and look attractive too.....let us know what you decide......